Lismore's top businesses named and celebrated at ceremony

THE who's who of business gathered at Lismore Showground for the 2015 Crowe Horwarth Lismore Business Excellence Awards on Saturday night.

Event chairwoman Nancy Casson said this year's awards had a touch of Hollywood style glamour.

"Guests arrived and walked the red carpet where photographers were set up to take their photos, Logies style," she said.

Standouts included the Lismore PCYC, which won the Community and Social Services award, Nickel Energy's Mark Willoughby, who took home the Excellence in Sustainability award and Lismore Lantern Parade mastermind Jyllie Jackson who collected the award for tourism.

Lismore Chamber of Commerce president Ellen Krohen said the awards highlighted the important work businesses do in the community.

"Small business keeps the economies of cities like Lismore alive, providing jobs and opportunities for locals and their families," Ms Krohen said.

"The awards are a way of promoting these businesses and their staff and the quality of this year's entries is astounding."

Judges sifted through more than 40 business entries to decide the winners.